U.S. says it’s leaving UNESCO again, only 2 years after rejoining
United Nations — The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it will once again withdraw from the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO, an expected move that has the U.S.…
Sites of Khmer Rouge execution, torture in Cambodia added to UNESCO list | Arts and Culture News
Added to the World Heritage list are two prisons: Tuol Sleng and M-13, as well as the execution site Choeung Ek.Three notorious locations used by…
Ancient Aboriginal rock art, African sites make UNESCO World Heritage list | Arts and Culture News
UN cultural organisation this week announces its choice of sites to be granted World Heritage status.The United Nations cultural organisation has added a remote Aboriginal…
Jeju Massacre archives added to UNESCO Memory of the World
A man tends to a tombstone in the Tombstone Park for the Missing within the Jeju 4.3 Peace Park in Jeju City, South Korea, on…
Japan's most famous drink sake is now protected with UNESCO status
The Japanese drink, sake, is growing in popularity and now with a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage designation, brewers are hoping love for the drink will…
Palestinian soap-making practice added to UNESCO cultural heritage list
The traditional practice of making a Palestinian soap, is being inscribed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization as being in need of…
UNESCO warns 'selfie-tourism' puts world’s cultural landmarks on the brink of destruction
The negative impacts of 'selfie-tourism’ have dramatically risen in recent years and now UNESCO is warning that the trend may cause destruction to cultural landmarks…